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17 November 2022, Durban, South Africa – as part of UNITAR’s ongoing capacity-building efforts on Road Safety and ahead of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, a series of capacity-building workshops in different Provinces of South Africa on Strengthening National Road Safety Strategies: UNITAR’s Management Practices for Safer Roads Toolkit were held throughout the week.
In close collaboration with UNITAR’s affiliated training Centre in South Africa -CIFAL Durban- and the support of AB InBev, the workshops offered training to 348 law enforcement officials...
26 August 2024 - Osaka, Japan. On the 7th of August, Mr. Nikhil Seth, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UNITAR, along with Mr. Alex Mejia, Head of the CIFAL Global Network, visited Osaka. Their purpose was to meet with key partners and sign a preliminary agreement for the establishment of CIFAL Japan. The formal partnership agreement is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. The new CIFAL training centre will be developed in collaboration with the City of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture; Higashi Nippon International...
Considering the importance of the global automotive market and that a key component of the Safe Systems Approach is Safe Vehicles, legislation, policies, and strategies related to promoting safer vehicles are essential for improving road safety globally. The global motor vehicle fleet (including passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles) currently exceeds 2 billion vehicles and is likely to reach 3.5 billion by 2031. Small to mid-size fleets account for roughly 88% of all commercial fleets on the road.Companies, organizations, and governments own and manage ...
CIBJO, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the City of Antwerp have announced at the 2011 CIBJO Congress in Porto, Portugal, that a UNITAR-affiliated training center for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Jewellery and diamond industry will be formally declared in Antwerp on May 23, 2011.
"Centres of Excellence" aim to advance the UN's social and economic development goals. To date, most of the Centres of Excellence linked to the UN have been national or regional, but the Antwerp facility is planned to address the needs of the business…
14 February 2020, New York, USA – On Thursday night, 13 February, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office attended the reception co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Canada in celebration of the completion of the Women in International Security and Cyberspace Fellowship training organized by UNITAR and sponsored by the Australian Government.
The reception opened with remarks delivered by the Permanent Representative of Canada, H.E. Mr. Marc-André Blanchard, and the Deputy Permanent Presentative of United Kingdom of Great Britain an...
22 April 2019, UNITAR New York Office, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted a workshop with the Maryland-based organization Trees for the Future on the topic of diversifying nutrition and income sources. This was the final workshop of the three-part series on Using Agroforestry to Meet Sustainable Development Goals sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden’s programme “Leveling the Playing Field”.
Mr. Pelayo Alvarez delivered the welcoming remarks and opened the International Mother Earth Day Special Workshop...
Our courseUNITAR’s widely recognised course on the GHS has been running for 10 years, with expert tutors, and the successful provision of technical information. The course is aimed at government officers and regulators, competent authorities, private sector workers, civil society organisations, academics and others with an interest in the GHS. Duration and formatThe course takes place over 11 weeks, with an online format that is flexible and adapted to professionals in full-time work. It is perfect for individuals or groups (group discounts available), and network...
CIFAL Jeju Co-Organizes International Workshop on "Technologies for Holistic Waste Management"
13 April 2015, Jeju, Republic of Korea – CIFAL Jeju convened sixteen central, state and local government officials and NGO workers from eleven different countries from Asia-Pacific for a three-day workshop on "Technologies for Holistic Waste Management." CIFAL Jeju co-organized the event from 17-19 March 2015 at Hotel New Otani, Osaka, Japan. Other organizers include UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), Osaka City Government and Global Environment Centre (…
UNITAR's CIFAL Jeju hosts Localizing Disaster Risk Management and Resilience training with CADRI
From September 7 - 9, UNITAR's Asia-Pacfic centre for training local authorities, CIFAL Jeju, convened over ten country delegations in Jeju Self-Governing Province for a city-to-city workshop on sharing knowledge and skills for more resilient and integrated disaster risk management among the region's municipalities. The workshop was part of CIFAL Jeju's learning series on building local government capacities on priority Human Security issues in the Asia-Pacific Region…
September 2020 - Over the past 20 years, disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage, and killed 1.3 million people. Disasters have affected people living in developing countries, particularly the most vulnerable communities within these countries.
In the context of increased urbanization, urban risk continues to rise. The vulnerability of cities to disasters is growing especially as poor people settle in high risk urban areas. In parallel, the planning and development of cities has given little consideration to the consequences of ha...